09-16-2003, 08:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-16-2003, 08:07 PM by matthewmalay.)
Quote:Originally posted by Zagatto
As far as I know there isn't any special license you can get. I think it depends more on how picky the customs agents are. As for Amazon.ca, I don't imagine that customs goes through their stock very thoroughly seeing that hentai is such a small portion of their total sales. I know with my local comic shop, he can order all sorts of porn but there's a 25% chance (I'm making that number up) that the whole package will be siezed by customs. Needless to say, my retailer doesn't take that chance. I do know a number of shops in Toronto and Kitchener that seem to have no problems stocking any sort of smut on their shelves. I'd be interested to talk to them and find out what sort of run-ins they've had with customs.
When I first started on this site, JJ had hentai in stock ALL the time. I think it made up the majority of his business. Then he had a really big shipment siezed and was out a few hundred dollars. Since then, I haven't seen him ordering any hentai. As it is, customs still gives him a hard time.
I know a video store that rents out plenty of hentai and they have a rating that was given by the Quebec government, in the case of hentai 18+. That means theses titles were rated and approved for sale and rental in Quebec so I seriously doubt they are illegal but I am also sure you cannot import hardcore pornography. Thats how I came out with the idea that you need to get a special permit cause it was the only thing that makes sense.
BTW JJ, I was wondering if you could order hentai but without cases, just the DVD and the covers, from what I heard customs doesn't usually bother checking smaller packages. Then you can get amaray cases for them here. Just an idea.